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Efforts to raise awareness on the scourge of human trafficking and the damage it does to children in particular must continue, UNICEF Ambassador and Grammy-winning musician Ricky Martin writes. Human trafficking generates $32 billion a year, ensnaring an estimated 27 million people worldwide.

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The FCC, citing concerns raised by Consumers Union, was right to open an inquiry into whether cablers were trying to use the DTV transition as a pretense to shift subscribers to the pricier digital tier, FCC Chairman Kevin Martin said. But an NCTA spokesman said the actions of the FCC's Enforcement Bureau "are clearly contrary to the FCC's own policies encouraging the rollout of new digital services."

FCC Chairman Kevin Martin says that his recent proposal to regulate cable TV's lease-access rule would not be tied to his belief that the industry should offer programming on an a la carte basis. "I haven't proposed anything for the commission to do anything on a la carte," Martin said. "I don't have any plan for ending up doing that."

FCC Chairman Kevin J. Martin, in an opinion piece, writes in support of changing cross-ownership regulations to allow companies that own newspapers in the 20 largest U.S. cities to purchase broadcast TV or radio stations in the same market, with the stipulation that it not own one of the four top TV stations. "The challenge is to restore the viability of newspapers while preserving the core values of a diversity of voices and a commitment to localism in the media marketplace," Martin writes.

FCC Chairman Kevin J. Martin, in an opinion piece, writes in support of changing cross-ownership regulations to allow companies that own newspapers in the 20 largest U.S. cities to purchase broadcast TV or radio stations in the same market, with the stipulation that it not own one of the four top TV stations. "The challenge is to restore the viability of newspapers while preserving the core values of a diversity of voices and a commitment to localism in the media marketplace," Martin writes.